Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · WNYC Studios
CDC Says Climate Change Endangers Health But Trump Repeals Rules
February 24, 2026·18 min·1 clip
Under Trump, the EPA's entire enforcement program has collapsed, and the Justice Department has stopped actions against polluters.
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A climate rollback story that becomes a plainspoken lesson in law and public health.
Brian Lehrer spends this hour on a climate rollback with real stakes: the Trump EPA's effort to cancel the 2009 endangerment finding that supports federal greenhouse-gas regulation.
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You want the EPA rollback unpacked as health, climate, and Supreme Court stakes.
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